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David K.A. Mordecai participated in Demo Day 2018 for FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL)
June 22, 2018David K.A. Mordecai participated in Demo Day 2018 for FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL) on June 21st 2018, as Scientist-in-Residence for […]
Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai were invited to speak at NECPUC Symposium 2018
May 23, 2018Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai were invited to speak at the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC) […]
David K.A. Mordecai spoke at the AFCEA Internet of Things (IOT) Conference
April 26, 2018David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Adjunct Professor at New York University, was invited to speak at the […]
David K. A. Mordecai speaks at the Joint Quantum Symposium
April 6, 2018David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Adjunct Professor at New York University, was invited to speak at the […]
David K. A. Mordecai spoke at the AFCEA Conference
March 1, 2018David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Adjunct Professor at New York University, was invited to speak at the […]
David Mordecai spoke at the Accenture Insurtech Summit
December 5, 2017David K.A Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was invited to speak at the Accenture Insurtech Summit on December 5, 2017 […]
RiskEcon Lab participated in NYU CSAW 2017
November 11, 2017David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda of RiskEcon Lab for Decision Metrics @ CIMS participated in judging at NYU Tandon School of […]
David K.A. Mordecai was a keynote speaker at the Family Office Association Conference
November 7, 2017David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics Inc, was invited to give the opening keynote address at the two-day New […]
David Mordecai participated in FinTech Innovation Lab 2017 Demo Day
June 22, 2017David Mordecai, participated in Demo Day 2017 for FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL) on June 22nd 2017, as Scientist-in-Residence for FTIL. […]
Bankruptcy Court Approves Settlement of MF Global Litigation Trust Claims against Corzine et al.
December 14, 2016David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, filed two expert reports on behalf of the Litigation Trustee of the MF […]
MF Global Holdings Ltd. as Plan Administrator v PricewaterHouseCoopers LLP proceeds to trial
August 5, 2016David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, filed two expert reports on behalf of the MF Global Plan Administrator in […]
David Mordecai participated in FinTech Innovation Lab 2016 Demo Day
June 24, 2016David Mordecai, participated in FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL) 2016 Demo Day on June 23rd, as Scientist-in-Residence for FTIL. FinTech Innovation […]
David Mordecai was invited to speak at the RIMS 2016 Conference
April 13, 2016David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics Inc. was invited to speak at the RIMS 2016 Conference in San Diego […]
David Mordecai was invited to speak at Accenture Technology Vision 2016
March 31, 2016David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics Inc. was invited to speak at the Accenture Technology Vision 2016 event in […]
David Mordecai participated in the 2015 FinTech Innovation Lab Demo Day
June 25, 2015FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL) is an accelerator platform for early and growth stage technology firms, organized by The Partnership Fund […]
Zero Damages: Court of Claims Agrees with Testimony of David K.A. Mordecai in Rejecting Hank Greenberg’s $40 Billion Damage Claim in AIG Financial Rescue (Starr International v. United States) Litigation
June 15, 2015In one of the largest and most closely watched cases arising from the global financial crisis, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and […]
Samantha Kappagoda was invited to speak on a panel for the Council for Economic Education
May 13, 2015Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, was invited to speak on a panel sponsored by the Council for Economic […]
David Mordecai was invited to speak at the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) Mid-Year CEO Conference
May 1, 2015David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics Inc. was invited to speak at the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds […]
Samantha Kappagoda was a speaker on the Economics of Financial Decision Making
April 28, 2015Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist and co-founder of Risk Economics was invited to speak on a panel jointly sponsored by 100 […]
GARP Risk Intelligence interviewed David Mordecai for an article on Peer-to-Peer Lending
April 19, 2015David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Scientist-in-Residence at FinTech Innovation Lab, was interviewed by GARP Risk Intelligence for an […]
Risk Economics sponsored TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way we Eat 2015
March 8, 2015Risk Economics sponsored the third annual TEDx Manhattan 2015: Changing the Way we Eat. This one-day TEDx event explored the food […]
David K.A. Mordecai was a Speaker on Big Data Management at RAA Cat Risk Management 2015
February 13, 2015David K.A. Mordecai was an invited speaker at Cat Risk Management 2015, the Annual Conference of the Reinsurance Association of […]
David Mordecai filed an Expert Report in Microsoft v Samsung
February 10, 2015David K. A. Mordecai filed an expert report on behalf of Risk Economics’ client Samsung. Dr. Mordecai’s expert report opined […]
David Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda presented at RAA Current Issues Forum on Supply-Chain Risks and Contingent Business Interruption
October 10, 2014David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda made a presentation entitled Supply-Chain Risks and Contingent Business Interruption (“CBI”): Forensic RiskTech for […]
David Mordecai participated in the 2014 FinTech Innovation Lab Demo Day
June 28, 2014David Mordecai participated in the 2014 FinTech Innovation Lab (FTIL) Demo Day, as Scientist-in-Residence for FTIL. FinTech Innovation Lab is […]
David K.A. Mordecai presented at the SCOR Americas Regional Partners Meeting
April 18, 2014David K.A. Mordecai made a presentation entitled Navigating the Emergent Risk Landscape: Scalable Data Analytics: Forensic RiskTech as the Strategic […]
David K.A. Mordecai testified and filed multiple expert reports relating to hedge fund manager due diligence
March 31, 2014David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Compass Lexecon affiliate, testified and filed multiple expert reports relating to hedge […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, filed multiple expert reports and provided deposition testimony on behalf of Ironshore Insurance Ltd
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Compass Lexecon affiliate, filed multiple expert reports and provided deposition testimony on behalf of […]
David K. A. Mordecai filed multiple expert reports in a multimillion dollar unjust enrichment and unfair insurance trade practices dispute
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Compass Lexecon affiliated expert, filed multiple expert reports in a multimillion dollar […]
David K. A. Mordecai was involved in an International Financial Institutions Arbitration
Dr. David K.A. Mordecai, Compass Lexecon affiliated expert and President of Risk Economics, Inc., and Pablo Spiller, Senior Consultant at Compass […]
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was lead adviser to a global bank
David K.A. Mordecai, Compass Lexecon affiliated expert and President of Risk Economics, Inc., was lead adviser to a global bank, providing […]
Risk Economics sponsored TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way we Eat 2014
March 2, 2014Risk Economics sponsored the third annual TEDx Manhattan 2014: Changing the Way we Eat. This one-day TEDx event explored the food […]
Samantha Kappagoda was profiled as a “Voice of Experience” in The Glass Hammer
January 7, 2014Risk Economics’ Chief Economist, Samantha Kappagoda was profiled as a “Voice of Experience” in The Glass Hammer, an online community […]
David K.A. Mordecai has been appointed as the first Scientist-in-Residence at FinTech Innovation Lab (The Partnership for NYC)
November 15, 2013David K.A. Mordecai has been appointed as the first Scientist-in-Residence at FinTech Innovation Lab, an accelerator platform for early and […]
Samantha Kappagoda was honored by the Girl Scouts as a STEM Woman of Distinction
October 30, 2013Samantha Kappagoda was honored by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York at their 21st Annual Women of Distinction (WOD) […]
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was Invited to Speak on a Panel of Experts on Opportunities and Challenges in Cybertech
October 2, 2013David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc., was invited to speak on a panel of experts to discuss “Key […]
David K.A. Mordecai was invited to participate on a panel of experts to discuss the application of financial techniques during the financial crisis
September 27, 2013David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc., was invited to participate on a panel of experts to discuss the application […]
Samantha Kappagoda participated in the Girl Scout Leadership Institute Judging Panel
July 18, 2013Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Economist of Risk Economics, Inc. will participate in the first Judging Panel of the Girl Scout Leadership […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, testified on behalf of Zurich Re in a multibillion dollar asbestos dispute
April 17, 2013David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Compass Lexecon affiliate, testified on behalf of Zurich Re, a major reinsurance firm, […]
Compass Lexecon affiliate David K.A. Mordecai advised Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC and its client, The Anschutz Corporation, in a multi-million dollar securities dispute
April 16, 2013Compass Lexecon affiliate David K.A. Mordecai advised Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC and its client, The Anschutz […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, advised a consulting firm in the review of the terms, conditions, and disposition of a multi-million dollar portfolio of Variable Universal Life policies
April 15, 2013David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics and Compass Lexecon Affiliate, advised a consulting firm in the review of the terms, […]
Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored TEDx Manhattan 2013: Changing the Way We Eat
February 17, 2013Risk Economics sponsored the third annual TEDx Manhattan 2013: Changing the Way we Eat. This one-day TEDx event explored the food […]
Risk Economics sponsored the 2012 IAFE/SunGard Financial Engineer of the Year (FEOY) Award Gala
February 8, 2013Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored the IAFE/SunGard 2012 Financial Engineer of the Year (FEOY) Award Gala Dinner honoring Robert Litzenberger. Dr. […]
David K.A. Mordecai presented at the NABE 2012 Annual Conference
October 15, 2012David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc., presented at the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) 2012 Annual Conference: Bridging […]
David K.A. Mordecai Testified Regarding the Dynamics of the Auction Rate Securities Market
March 31, 2012David K.A. Mordecai, testified regarding the dynamics of the auction rate securities (ARS) market before, during, and following the financial […]
David K.A. Mordecai Served as a Technical Advisor to the Unsecured Creditor Committee in the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Proceedings
Valuation of Structured Notes in Lehman Bankruptcy David K.A. Mordecai served as a technical advisor to the Unsecured Creditor Committee […]
Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored the IAFE/SunGard Financial Engineer of the Year (FEOY) Award Gala
February 3, 2012Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored the IAFE/SunGard 2011 Financial Engineer of the Year (FEOY) Award Gala Dinner honoring Dr. Robert Engle. […]
Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored TEDx Manhattan 2012: Changing the Way We Eat
January 22, 2012Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored the second annual TEDx Manhattan 2012: Changing the Way we Eat. This one-day TEDx event explored the […]
Risk Economics, Inc. presented at a conference sponsored by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Financial Research and Financial Stability Oversight Council
December 3, 2011David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc., presented at The Macroprudental Toolkit: Measurement and Analysis Conference sponsored by the Department […]
David K.A. Mordecai Presented an Applied Mathematics Seminar at NYU Courant Institute
November 19, 2011David K.A. Mordecai presented an Applied Mathematics Seminar at NYU Courant Institute entitled (Not So) Distant Cousins: Some Common Statistical […]
Risk Economics, Inc. participated in NYU-Poly’s Eighth Annual CSAW Competition
November 12, 2011David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda participated in judging at NYU-Poly’s Eighth Annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) Competition on November 11th, 2011 […]
Risk Economics, Inc. participated in the National Academy of Sciences Summit for Managing Extreme Events
September 12, 2011David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda, of Risk Economics Inc., participated in The National Academy of Sciences Summit for Managing […]
RiskEcon Lab for Decision Metrics has been established at New York University’s Courant Institute
August 19, 2011RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics has been established at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, in order to apply a […]
Risk Economics presented at the Casualty Actuarial Society Spring 2011 Meeting
May 19, 2011David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda made their presentation Harnessing Large Datasets to Navigate the Emerging Risk Landscape, during the Session entitled Structural […]
Risk Economics presented at a Santa Fe Institute / Fidelity Investments Conference
May 12, 2011David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in a Conference sponsored jointly by Santa Fe Institute (SFI) and Fidelity Investments […]
Risk Economics presented at Mealey’s / HB Litigation 18th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable
April 3, 2011David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda participated in Mealey’s / HB Litigation 18th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable, on March […]
Risk Economics announces a name change
March 2, 2011Risk Economics Limited is pleased to announce a name change to Risk Economics, Inc., effective immediately. Risk Economics® / RiskEcon® […]
Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored TEDx Manhattan 2011: Changing the Way We Eat
February 12, 2011Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored the first TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way we Eat 2011. This one-day TEDx event explored the food […]
Risk Economics, Inc. participated in Federal Reserve Day Ahead Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions
January 7, 2011Risk Economics Inc, participated in the annual invitation-only event Federal Reserve Day Ahead Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions. David K.A. Mordecai […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in an IAFE Liquidity Risk Committee Event on Financial Innovation, Complexity, Fire Sales and Panics
December 16, 2010David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee (LRC) Panel Discussion on […]
Risk Economics presented at the Reactions Conference on Insurance Risk and Capital Management
October 1, 2010Risk Economics, Inc. participated in the Reactions Conference: Insurance Risk and Capital Management on September 29-30th, 2010, in New York NY. David Mordecai […]
Arkansas Jury Accepted Testimony by Expert David K.A. Mordecai for Bayer Cropscience
August 1, 2010An Arkansas jury accepted testimony by expert David K.A. Mordecai for Bayer Cropscience Compass Lexecon has been involved in the […]
David K.A. Mordecai was interviewed as an Industry Expert by Derivatives Intelligence
June 25, 2010David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc. was interviewed as an industry expert for the June 24th 2010 issue […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc. participated in an IAFE Liquidity Risk Committee Event on Multi-Agent Models and Network Externalities
June 11, 2010David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc. participated in the International Organization of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee Event: […]
Risk Economics participated in ISDA’s 25th Annual General Meeting
April 24, 2010David K.A. Mordecai spoke at the The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 25th Annual General Meeting on April 21-23, 2010 in San […]
Risk Economics, Inc. presented at Mealey’s / HB Litigation 17th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable
March 28, 2010David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda participated in Mealey’s / HB Litigation 17th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable (see […]
David K. A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was interviewed as an Industry Expert by Derivatives Week
March 9, 2010David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc. was interviewed as an industry expert for the March 8th 2010 issue […]
Risk Economics sponsored the IAFE/SunGard 2009 Financial Engineer of the Year Award Gala
February 5, 2010Risk Economics, Inc. sponsored the IAFE/SunGard 2009 Financial Engineer of the Year (FEOY) Award Gala Dinner honoring Richard Roll. Professor […]
David K.A. Mordecai testified regarding industry practices
January 20, 2010David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, testified regarding industry practices with regard to such funding obligations as well as […]
David K.A. Mordecai presented at Santa Fe Institute’s Systemic Risk Initiative
October 16, 2009David K.A. Mordecai presented at Santa Fe Institute’s (SFI) Systemic Risk Initiative. The event explored the role of systemic risk in […]
Risk Economics presented at HB Litigation / Mealey’s 16th Insurance & Reinsurance Roundtable
April 26, 2009David K.A. Mordecai presented at HB Litigation /Mealeys 16th Annual Insurance & Reinsurance Roundtable, joining a panel discussion on Regulatory Modernization: The New […]
Risk Economics, Inc. presented at Wharton / Oliver Wyman / Cambridge Conference
June 30, 2008David K.A. Mordecai participated in the Conference The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Lessons from the Market Crises. Dr […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, was Interviewed as an Industry Expert on Longevity and Mortality by Derivatives Week
April 22, 2008David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc. was interviewed as an industry expert for the April 21, 2008 issue of […]
Risk Economics, Inc. presented at the Atlanta Fed Financial Markets Conference
May 17, 2007Risk Economics, Inc. participated in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Annual Financial Markets Conference. The 2007 Conference was entitled […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in an IAFE Liquidity Risk Committee Event on Liquidity Risk, Systemic Risk and Market Risk
April 26, 2007David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, Inc. participated in the International Organization of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee Event: Liquidity […]
Risk Economics participated in a Richmond Fed Conference on Credit Markets
March 24, 2007Risk Economics, Inc. participated in the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 2007 Credit Markets Symposium. David K.A. Mordecai joined a […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in an IAFE Investor Risk Committee Event on Liquidity Risk and the State of the Market
February 24, 2006David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, served as moderator for the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee panel […]
David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in an IAFE Liquidity Risk Symposium
December 2, 2005David Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in the International Organization of Financial Engineers (IAFE) Liquidity Risk Committee Event: 2005 […]
Risk Economics, Inc. presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Liquidity Conference
October 8, 2005David K.A. Mordecai presented Asset Prices and Liquidity in an Exchange Economy, a Practitioner’s View at the Liquidity Conference sponsored jointly […]
Risk Economics, Inc. presented at GAIM Conference in Lausanne
June 11, 2004Risk Economics, Inc. made two presentations at the 10th Annual Global Alternative Investment Management Conference, June 8-10th, 2004 in Lausanne, […]